Thermo-chemical modelling of uranium-free nitride fuels

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 457-465

  Jolkkonen, Mikael ^a   Streit, Marco ^b   Wallenius, Janne ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Accelerator driven systems; Carbothermic nitridation; Decarburisation; Minor actinides; Thermal stability; Thermo chemical modelling; Uranium free nitride fuels

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COOLING; DATABASE SYSTEMS; DECARBURIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITRIDES; OPTIMIZATION; PLUTONIUM COMPOUNDS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THERMODYNAMICS; URANIUM;

ACCELERATOR-DRIVEN SYSTEMS; CARBOTHERMIC NITRIDATION; MINOR ACTINIDES; THERMO-CHEMICAL MODELING; URANIUM-FREE NITRIDE FUELS;

NUCLEAR FUELS;

EID: 2942755880     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/18811248.2004.9715508     Document Type: Article

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